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    The Parable Of Dives And Lazarus

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 16, 2025
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    What we do in this life determines where we will spend eternity

    Kirby Underwood/Bitchfield 22-06-2025 Lk 16:19-31 Dives and Lazarus Story: A little girl was standing outside her Sunday School classroom when the pastor - a liberal theologian - noticed she was holding a big storybook entitled, “Jonah and the Whale.” The pastor wanted to have some fun with ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Nicodemus Visits Jesus By Night

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 14, 2025
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    Why did Nicodemus visit Jesus by night and why did Jesus throw him an intellectual hand grenade

    John 3:13-17: You must be born again A report in the newspaper CoventryLive on 19th Dec 2020 ran this article Che Williams was using his magnetic fishing rod in an attempt to find an old rod he had once lost in that area of the river. Instead, he ended up pulling up a hand grenade. He pulled ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Pentecost And The Foundation Of The Church

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 4, 2025
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    We are called to work for God in the spiritual harvest and as a result we have three responsibilities for the success of the operation. 1. We need to hear what God is saying to us and obey him; 2. we need to ask for power to preach the Gospel; and 3. we need to know our Scripture well.

    Corby Glen 08-06-2025 Introduction The fifty days between Passover and Pentecost following Jesus’ Crucifixion must have been incredibly strange time for the 11 remaining apostles (Judas having committed suicide) and the other disciples who had not deserted Jesus. The Jewish inhabitants of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    A New Motivation

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 14, 2025
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    What makes Jesus different to any other warrior. His redeeming heart of love. And we are called to love one another

    Jn 13:31-35: A new motivation Story: When the 19th Century French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled on St. Helena, he was asked by one of his friends, 'Who was the greatest warrior the world has ever known?" Without hesitation, Napoleon answered, "Jesus Christ.' ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Easter Sunday Morning In Ad 33

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 16, 2025
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    If the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is so important to the Christian Faith (and it is0 why does St John only record four Resurrection appearances in his Gospel

    Swayfield 20-04-2025 Sermon Before I was a Vicar, I was a patent lawyer. So I am keen on evidence. And I do believe we have a reasonable faith And the more I think about it, the most reasonable explanation for my Christian faith is that Jesus died and rose from the dead. For that ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Healing Of The Syro-Phoenican Woman's Daughter

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 8, 2025
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    The real lesson of the story of the healing of the Canaanite woman’s daughter is that we must approach Jesus with humility in our prayers.

    The Syro-Phoenican woman Swayfield 15-03-2025 Story: The Cathedral in Freiburg (in Breisgau), Germany had recently installed new magnificent Gottfried Silberman Organ, that took three years to build (1711 to 1714). The Old Cathedral Organist, on retirement had been made Custodian of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Marriage Is More Than Simply Falling In Love.

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 18, 2025
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    Marriage is more than falling in love. Both parties to the marriage have a complementary role to play to the other. And you need to work at it.

    Marriage Foundation Introduction: The marriage covenant predates the Fall I would like to like to go back to the very basics of when marriage was instituted. We first read about it in Genesis 2. I am not talking about a piece of paper saying you are married but to the marriage covenant between ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Have You Ever Been Confronted By A Message That Has Transformed Your Life

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 12, 2025
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    What is God calling YOU to do in your local Church

    Luke 6:17-31 Have you ever been confronted with a message that changed your perspective? Certainly on the day Jesus spoke the words of Sermon on the Plain, as our Gospel reading is known as, He gave those around Him a new perspective on life with the Beatitudes (the sayings that started with ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Church Is Not A One Man Show

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 3, 2025
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    We all have a part to play in our church or fellowship. To find out what it is we need to i) prayer ii) read our Bible and iii)m have fellowshop

    Sermon: The Church is not a “one man show” As I was thinking about the sermon for today, I was struck by the thought that the Church is not a “one man show” God calls us to be a community – and the Church has no passengers. As our Bishops often remind us – our baptism is a calling to ministry ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    God Is The God Of Second Chances

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 18, 2025
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    In this sermon we look at three Cs Compassion of Jesus, Commitment to Jesus and the Covenant that Jesus ushers in the New Covenant

    Jesus’ first miracle: Turning water into wine (Jn 2:1-11) Story: A little girl was attending a wedding for the first time. She whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" Her mother replied: "Because white is the colour of happiness, and today is the happiest ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What Is Truth On The Last Sunday Of The Church's Year The Feast Of Christ The King

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 23, 2024
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    As we come to the end of the Church's year, we are left to consider Who is Jesus Not just who was Jesus but who is Jesus Is the Resurrection real and if so how does it affect the way we live

    What is Truth - Jn 18:33-38 Christ the King is the last Sunday of the season of pre-Advent and of the end of the church’s year. The Church’s year begins next week with the preparation for the birth of Jesus in Advent. And so the Feast of Christ the King - is the last Festival in the Church’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Don't Be Side Tracked

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 16, 2024
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    We are called not to speculate on when the Second Coming will occur. We are called to keep our eye on the ball and preach the Gospel to all nations and not to be star gazing

    SERMON: Mk 13:1-37 Advent is the time when we look forward to Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem. So is it not a little strange that the readings for the second Sunday before Advent, should be about Jesus’ second coming – a date in the future rather than to the events leading up his birth in ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Enigma Of Obed Edom

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 2, 2024
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    The enigma of Obed Edom, who was a Gittite (a citizen of Gath), and was also a Levite. And on top of that Obed Edom means a Servant of Edom, a kingdom that was an arch enemy to Israel

    Story: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that ...read more

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    No One Is Beyond The Pale For Jesus

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 1, 2024
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    No Jewish rabbi would have touched Jairus's dead daughter and the woman with the issue of blood because that would make Him ritually impure, yet Jesus did so and brought healing. Why?

    The Marcan Sandwich Story: Sermons and eggs As some of you may know, I have recently retired after 12 years as Vicar of the East Marshland Benefice in the Diocese of Ely As we were taking the bed apart in our bedroom I was surprised to find two baskets under the bed One with 3 eggs in and the ...read more

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    What Is Our Motivation For Keeping God's Commandments

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 11, 2023
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    What is our motivation as Christians with regard to God's Commandments, Do we keep them because we have to and we are worried that if we don't God will be angry and punish us or do we keep his word because we love Him

    John 14:15-21 Story: As you all probably know I came to South Witham from Tilney St Lawrence /where I served as the Vicar for 12 years As we came to take the bed apart in our bedroom in Tilney Vicarage, I discoverd two small bowls One bowl had 3 eggs in and nothing else. The other bowl had ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican